Holy Family University Women’s Soccer Wins CACC Championship; Downs Georgian Court, 1-0
(11/7/2009)
NEW CASTLE, Del. – The Holy Family University women’s soccer team will make its second ever trip to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Georgian Court University, 1-0, in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) title game on Saturday at the Kirkwood Soccer Complex.
The Tigers won the CACC for the seventh time in school history. Holy Family remains unbeaten in CACC championship games with a 7-0-1 record – the 2006 game ended in a 1-1 tie and was decided on penalty kicks. The team will also receives the conference’s automatic bid into the 2009 NCAA Tournament. The tournament field will be announced on Monday, November 9 at 7 p.m. on www.ncaa.com.
Holy Family is now 13-8-1 overall this season.
Forward Megan Tole (fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) scored the game’s lone goal at the 63:50 mark. Midfielder Lindsay Fisher (so. Oakford, Pa./Archbishop Wood) assisted on the play. It was Tole’s 11th goal of the year and her first of the tournament.
Goalkeeper Gina Mansi (so. Washington Twp.,/Washington Twp.) earned the win by making six saves. It is her sixth shutout of the season and her fourth in a row. In the CACC Tournament, Mansi stopped 16 shots in the three games and was named the tournament MVP.
For Georgian Court, Lindsay Hammond stopped three shots.
The Lions outshot the Tigers, 13-12.
Rutgers Edged By UConn in Thrilling Five-Set Match
- Posted on 11/7/2009 7:28:46 PM
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The match served as Rutgers \”Dig Pink\” match. \”Dig Pink\” is a Breast Cancer Awareness Rally started by the Side-Out Foundation to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research.
New Brunswick, N.J. (November 7, 2009) – The Rutgers volleyball team competed in its most heated match of the season Saturday afternoon against Connecticut but could not capture the victory as the Huskies escaped College Ave. Gym with a 3-2 win.
The Huskies (13-14, 6-5 BIG EAST) claimed the first set over the Scarlet Knights (9-17, 2-9 BIG EAST) by a 25-22 score. Rutgers took control of the momentum by handily winning the next two sets, 25-18, 25-20. UConn pushed the back-and-forth contest to a fifth set by taking the fourth set with a 25-11 score.
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